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GEORGE M. ROBINSON, OF NEW WILMINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Leam- Patem No. 81,541, and August e5, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-roars.

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ALL WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. ROBINSON, of New Wilmington, in the county of Lawrence, and in Vthe- Stateof Pennsylvania,`have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HaylForks; and do hereby declare that the following is 'a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

VThe nature of my invention consists in the construction and general arrangement' of a hay-forli, its object being a simple and ellicient device for lifting and discharging hay, and which may he used also for cutting it.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will nov1 proceed to describe its construction and operation, referringr to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- 4 I' V Figure 1 shows the cutters extended for entering the hay.`

Figure 2, the same raised for lifting the hay, and

Figure 3 is a side view. i v

A A represent cutters, which are sharpened at their outer edges, and pivoted within the forked end ofthe centre-bar B. .These cutters are also pivoted tothe ends of the side-bars C and D, which are connected `with cach other, by means of one of them, D, being extended,above'thefother, andhentover, forming the handle E, and being fastened together by means ot' a. pin, a, which passes through the end ofthe handle E, the upper end' I ofthe bar C, a. slot o n the centre-har B, and the upperpart of the barD, just bellow where the handle extends.,

To the handle E, the rope for hoisting the fork is attachedand through said handle is a. rod or bur, t', which prevents the rope from slidingv down. s n A The centre-bar B extends upward a short distance' from the connection with the side-bars in the. handle1 and terminates in a. ring, F. On this extension, the lever I is pivoted, and a. rope,vb, passes from the upper'end of said lever through the rin-g, so that it can be operated at any position. f n n The lower end of the trip-lever I has a projection, c, which enables it to catch on the handle, when the centre-har B is'4 raised, thus holding the cutters A A up while the hay is being raised.

The notch d on the lever, near its end, will hold `the cutters lwhen raised only half way, so that they will y answer for knives to cut the hay, if desired. Y

` Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f' The ring F, formed on the upper end ofthe slotted centre-bar B, in combination with the handle E, con,- strncted as described, by the side-bar D being extended and bent over, `substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 11th day of June, 1868.

GEORGE M.. ROBINSON.

' Witnesses: A

' lnnononn` A. Sienna, W. C..MOORE. 

